The book (part of the Animals, Culture, and Society series) explores how the language and imagery used by behavioral scientists shape our understanding of animal consciousness. Author Eileen Crist argues that there is no "neutral" language; rather, the way we describe animals—either as experiencing subjects or mechanical objects—directly influences how society perceives and treats them. Core Themes and Analysis
Images Of Animals (Animals, Culture, and Society) : Crist, Eileen Images Of Animals (Animals Culture And Society)
Crist examines how different writing styles (e.g., Darwinian continuity vs. Cartesian mechanization) transfigure the reader's view of an animal's body from a "sentient subject" to a "vacant object". The book (part of the Animals, Culture, and
A central tension in Western thought is the "unbridgeable hiatus" between humans and animals versus the Darwinian view of evolutionary continuity. This conflict remains at the heart of all behavioral writings. Cartesian mechanization) transfigure the reader's view of an